Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
This weeks focus is common exception words
Spelling quiz will be on Monday 17th June
Reading
Reading targets have been reset! On Monday and Tuesday the children completed their Star reading assessments - thier new reading levels have been noted in the front of their homework books and on their log in cards in class.
Summer Term Optional Homework
New Summer 2 homework task will be online next Tuesday.
This weeks focus is common exception words
Spelling quiz will be on the first Monday back after half term.
Don’t forget spelling quizzes can be accessed online on Purple Mash each week.
Reading
Just one week left to work towards reading targets. I am so pleased with the progress the children have made so far - I think this may be the best half term with had with our reading this year. After half term the children will complete the star reading assessments again and their book levels and reading targets will be reviewed. Keep going Year 3…You are amazing!
As mentioned on Mrs Gregan’s weekly blog, the Summer term sees us launch our new Home Learning Policy. Below is a link to this half terms home learning tasks.
This weeks focus is ce that sounds like s.
Spelling quiz will be on Monday 13th May.
Reading
We’ve only got a few weeks left of the first part of the summer term - How far off your reading target are you? Don’t forget you can check quiz results at home.
As mentioned on Mrs Gregan’s weekly blog, the Summer term sees us launch our new Home Learning Policy. Below is a link to this half terms home learning tasks.
This weeks focus is sion sound
Spelling quiz will be on Monday 29th April.
Reading
The children are making good progress towards their new reading targets, please continue reading at home each evening.
Our Author of the month for April will be Peter Brown.
As mentioned on Mrs Gregan’s weekly blog, the Summer term sees us launch our new Home Learning Policy. Below is a link to this half terms home learning tasks.
This weeks focus is ou sound
Spelling quiz will be on Monday 22nd April.
Reading
Reading targets have been reset and the children have already started making good progress towards their new targets.
Our Author of the month for April will be Peter Brown.
As mentioned on Mrs Gregan’s weekly blog last Friday, the Summer term sees us launch our new Home Learning Policy. Below is a link to this half terms home learning tasks.
This weeks focus is long vowel sounds.
Spelling quiz will be on Monday 8th April.
Reading
The children have made fantastic progress towards their reading targets this half term. Reading targets will be reset ready for the summer term.
Our Author of the month for April will be Peter Brown.
Homework over the half term is to relax and enjoy spending time with your family and friends - you have all worked very hard this half term, rest and get ready for Summer!
This weeks focus is double consonants
Reading
Please continue reading at home for 20 minutes each night. Not long left until half term - how far can you gets towards your target?
Please practise your lines and the Hymn below at home - our Easter Worship is on Monday 25th March at 9.15am, please join us.
This weeks focus is the suffix ation
Reading
Please continue reading at home for 20 minutes each night, Most children are making good progress towards their reading targets - Remember you are able to log on at home to see the progress your child is making and see their quiz results.
Can you carry out a random act of kindness this week? Can you make someone smile?
In assembly last Friday, Mrs Gregan spoke about sharing things that make us happy with other to spread happiness. Can you spread a little bit of happiness?
This weeks focus is the suffix ly - changing le to ly.
prickly
giggly
Well done - many of the children have already starting making progress towards their reading target this half term. When was your last 100% score? Have you made it into our 100% club yet?
Please continue reading at home for 20 minutes each night, it really does make a difference.
Now we have swapped lenten boxes with our Nursery partners, what can you do at home this week to add money to our box? All money collected this year will go to CAFOD.
Suffix ily
happily angrily easily sensibly fussily merrily greedily heavily luckily sleepily
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 26th February
This half term we will be looking at trifold leaflets, with the intention of making our own leaflets about The Romans. Your homework this week is to find 3 facts about The Romans that you could share with the class and perhaps include on your leaflet.
Over half term we would like the children to make Lenten boxes to swap with another child. The children could use a margarine tub, small cardboard box or container and decorate it how they choose. Please ensure Lenten Boxes are brought back into school by Wednesday 21st February ready to swap with a child in Nursery. Here’s a few photos of last years Lenten boxes to inspire you.
Your challenge is to consolidate your learning about Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. We are building on the skill of communicating geographically; everyone will have the oppourtunity to share their learning with the rest of the class. We will be listening out for key vocabulary (e.g. mantle, magma, eruption, volcano, lava, ash, gas, rocks) and understanding about what happened. You can present your learning however you choose e.g. in your homework book; on Purple Mash; a news report; a poster; as a 3d model etc. Be creative, but don’t forget the learning focus.
Below are some resources to support you, click on the pictures to open the document. Parents, this event was of course devastating and I’m aware that there are photos on the internet that the children may find unsettling. I kindly ask that you monitor their research. Thank you!
You have got until Thursday 8th February to complete this challenge.
Prefix - mis
misspell misplace mislaid mislead misbehave misfortune misunderstand misunderstood mistreat misuse
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 19th February
In English we have started innovating and planning our own Iron Man stories. We have already created a new Iron character and a character to replace Hogarth. This week I would like the children to write a set of instructions to capture their new Iron character. It should include an equipment list, step by step instructions and a labelled diagram.
Your challenge is to consolidate your learning about Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. We are building on the skill of communicating geographically; everyone will have the oppourtunity to share their learning with the rest of the class. We will be listening out for key vocabulary (e.g. mantle, magma, eruption, volcano, lava, ash, gas, rocks) and understanding about what happened. You can present your learning however you choose e.g. in your homework book; on Purple Mash; a news report; a poster; as a 3d model etc. Be creative, but don’t forget the learning focus.
Below are some resources to support you, click on the pictures to open the document. Parents, this event was of course devastating and I’m aware that there are photos on the internet that the children may find unsettling. I kindly ask that you monitor their research. Thank you!
You have got until Thursday 8th February to complete this challenge.
prefix - super
superhero superwoman superman superglue superstar supermarket superstore supersonic superhuman superpower
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 5th February
As we’ve been reading The Iron Man we’ve come across some new vocabulary. This week your homework task is to find the meaning of some of the tricky words that we will come across in Chapter 3. Use Word Hippo to find the meaning and record them on the table in your homework book.
Complete the worksheet and stick it into your homework book.
More homophones!
scene seen hear here be bee week weak plain plane
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 29th January
Read the passage from The Iron man and add the missing punctuation.
L.Multiplication skill builders
Complete the order numbers and missing numbers tasks in your homework books.
Suffix ian
musician optician politician magician electrician mathematician beautician technician
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 22nd January
Challenge - can you put your spelling words in alphabetical order?
Science
This half term we will be learning about electricity and circuits.
Watch this video and design an electricity safety poster.
How to be safe around electricity - BBC Bitesize
y that sounds like short i
mystery syllable cymbals cygnet Egypt gym pyramid mysterious hymn
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 15th January
In History we have been learning all about the Stone Age to the Iron Age. To consolidate and celebrate your learning, I would like you to create, write or draw something you have learned. Here are some ideas…be creative!
Make your very own model of a Stone Age home (inspired by Skara Brae)
Make an Iron Age Hill Fort (we are learning about this next week)
Create a poster about the impact of farming
Film a news report about an archaeological excavation
We will share our creations on the last day of school, so make sure they are in school by then.
Homophones
no know where wear meet meat grate great bear bare
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 18th December
Challenge Can you pick the correct homophone in your book to complete the sentences? How many homophone pairs do you know?
In science this week we have learnt all about our digestive system and the journey our food goes on when we eat. Have a look at the bbc bitesize website here and see if you can match th pictures and information in your homework books
In History we have been learning all about the Stone Age to the Iron Age. To consolidate and celebrate your learning, I would like you to create, write or draw something you have learned. Here are some ideas…be creative!
Make your very own model of a Stone Age home (inspired by Skara Brae)
Make an Iron Age Hill Fort (we are learning about this next week)
Create a poster about the impact of farming
Film a news report about an archaeological excavation
We will share our creations on the last day of school, so make sure they are in school by then.
Silent letters
lamb length sword island should answer February salmon business strength
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 11th December
Today we have revisited using commas in a list. For your homework please complete the commas in a list activity by completing the sentences.
Practise your 8 times table by playing BINGO as a family. You have all got a set of 4 BINGO cards to cut out and multiples of 8 to be called out. Keep rocking on TT Rockstars too. You are making brilliant progress!
‘sh’ spelt ‘ch’
chute chef machine parachute chalet brochure charade chandelier moustache
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 4th December
This week we have read about the annunciation to Mary. Can you remember what happened? Think about what the Angel Gabriel said to Mary and how she felt.
IXL Counting and number patterns
TT Rockstars
Later this week we will begin learning the 8 times table. Can you challenge yourself on TT Rockstars to get yourself ready for Thursday? Remember to go onto Studio to get your Rockstar Status!
Prefix ‘sub’
subway subzero submarine subtitle subheading subsoil subdivide subtropical submerge subtotal
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 27th November
Can you put the speech in speech marks into writing? Remember to use speech marks and I’m challenging you not to use ‘said’!
In French we have been learing the colours - Can you colour the paint pots the correct colours?
This week the children learned that Stone Age people recorded their lives in Cave Paintings. The children have been challenged to create their own cave painting artwork to display in cloakroom area. Be creative! We can’t wait to see your creations.
Prefix ‘anti’
anticlockwise antiseptic antisocial antifreeze antibiotic anticlimax antidote antivirus antibody antifungal
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 20th November
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